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Default getting excel to recognise copied data as mm:ss not hh:mm

You need to divide everything by 60. If you don't need the data to be
constantly uploaded, type 60 in a cell, copy it, then select all your track
data, right click. Select the "divide" option.

Now, to make it look nice, format cells, choose custom, and type
mm:ss

Excel now knows you're dealing with minutes & seconds, and will display it
the same way you're used to.

Alternative if you plan on updating list frequently is to just divinde you
math functions by 60.
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"Ravi B" wrote:

I have copied track information from iTunes into Excel but it is reading the
track length as hours and minutes when it is in format 04:32. How do I get it
to read this as minutes and seconds so that I can organise lists and do sums
on total running time.

Thanks
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Ravi B